Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Overview CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day. At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact on your career and on the world around you.

At PepsiCo International dCommerce team, we are building the next generation of innovative products and capabilities using emerging technologies to accelerate our business and gain back share. While tied closely to broader PepsiCo, the dCommerce group has a unique start-up feel and defined values that embrace a more entrepreneurial mindset.

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to continue to drive our unique Digital Shelf product – Nova. The capability is bringing together a vast variety Digital Commerce signals between sales, digital shelf analytics, performance marketing and much more to aid our commercial teams in identifying the most impactful actions to win within digital space and delight our consumers.

We have completed year one laying out foundation for what’s to be our bet on the the future of Digital Commerce Intelligence. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Software Engineer to grow an internally incubated product from early stages of development to become a Global corner stone of how we drive Digital Commerce Growth. You’ll build the solution by integrating insights and AI components.

Responsibilities Product Delivery & Execution

Own the development from Software Engineering of end‑to‑end product capabilities for Nova, from backend integration through to user‑facing experiences.

Partner with the UX/Product and engineering leadership to refine requirements, shape scope, define delivery sequencing with clear trade‑offs, iterate quickly using prototypes, feedback loops, and measurable outcomes.

Provide accurate estimates, identify dependencies early, and proactively manage risks to keep delivery predictable.

Balance near‑term feature delivery with longer‑term maintainability by proposing and implementing pragmatic architectural improvements.

Full‑Stack Development (Backend + Frontend)

Design and implement robust backend services, APIs, and integrations with enterprise systems and platform services (identity, events, APIs, data access).

Build workflow‑driven experiences (actions, recommendations, tasks) beyond dashboards.

Build high‑quality frontend applications with strong attention to usability, performance, accessibility, and developer experience.

Define and enforce API contracts, data models, and integration patterns to ensure reliable cross‑component collaboration.

Technical Leadership (as a Senior IC)

Serve as a technical anchor for the squad: influence design decisions, align implementation with architecture standards, and mentor others through reviews and pairing.

Raise the technical bar through strong engineering judgement, clear recommendations, and a bias for simple, resilient solutions.

Collaborate closely with Solutions/Data Architects to ensure the product aligns with broader PepsiCo capabilities and integration standards.

Engineering Excellence & Quality

Set a high standard for code quality: clean architecture, maintainable structure, consistent patterns, and strong test coverage.

Establish and improve automated testing strategies.

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability (logging/metrics/tracing), and reliable release practices (progressive rollouts, rollback plans).

Proactively identify and reduce technical debt, addressing root causes and preventing recurring issues.

Build for scalability and performance, including profiling, optimisation, and capacity‑minded design.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work effectively across disciplines (data engineering, BI engineering, data science) to deliver integrated solutions end‑to‑end.

Communicate clearly with stakeholders: explain technical constraints, propose options, and support demos and feedback loops.

Coordinate with US DTX product/engineering counterparts when beneficial, sharing knowledge and aligning on reusable patterns while respecting independent operating models.

Act as a dependable owner for key components, responding to incidents,